1001 Albums Summary

This was the first album for the 1001 albums project. My aim is to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of music, since I have stopped actively listening to anything for a long time now. When Franz Ferdinand popped up, I was flooded with nostalgia. I remember stealing my dad’s copy of the album a few years after it released and listening to it on my portable CD player on the 3-hour drives we took to visit relatives. On relistening to the album, it’s still great. I love the visual language of some of the lyrics and find them simple, sometimes poetic, and always punchy. The guitars have this biting, bouncy energy that creates this rising momentum and are a great contrast for the softer moments. Favourite song: The Dark of the Matinée Least favourite Song: None

I never listened to much of Bob Dylan outside his greatest hits and a few documentaries about 60’s music, so it was nice listening to a few more songs. This album felt like a journey through seasons, from a hazy dappled summer afternoon to a cold and smoky winter morning. I especially loved the harmonica parts and steel of the guitar strings. Dylan has always had a beautiful way of using metaphor and simile to create these surreal and striking narratives and some of the songs on the album exemplify this really well. Favourite song: Mr. Tambourine Man Least favourite song: None